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Greg Schwartz

Democratic · MA · Massachusetts State Representative, 12th Middlesex District

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Newton primary care physician and lawyer serving in the Massachusetts House, after eight years on the Newton Board of Aldermen and City Council. He focuses on expanding access to primary care and on health links to housing and the environment.

Where Greg Schwartz stands, based on their records

Supports

Environment and Public Health (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),

Opposes

Government Spending Reduction (2 records)

Track record

Track record — Environment and Public Health

Environment and Public Health · 1 support
  • Filed H.2535 in 2025 to create a state trust fund for buying naloxone, the overdose-reversal drug. The public health committee folded it into a new draft (H.4730) in November 2025.

    November 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Immigration

Immigration · 1 support
  • Voted for H.5305, the PROTECT Act limiting how state and local police take part in federal civil immigration enforcement. The House vote on engrossment was 134-21.

    March 25, 2026Supports Immigration

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Government Spending Reduction

Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
  • Voted for H.5555, the final fiscal year 2027 state budget. The House vote on conference report was 142-6.

    July 1, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for H.57, a supplemental budget adding money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House vote on engrossment was 126-26.

    February 6, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Social Programs and Welfare

Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
  • Voted for H.57, a supplemental budget adding money for the state's emergency family shelter system. The House vote on engrossment was 126-26.

    February 6, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Public Education Quality

Public Education Quality · 1 support
  • Voted for S.2581, a bill requiring schools to limit student cell phone use during the school day. The House vote on engrossment was 129-25.

    April 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights

Women's Reproductive Rights · 2 support
  • Voted for H.5595, a bill removing the state's 24-week limit on abortion and leaving the decision to a doctor's judgment. The House vote on engrossment was 119-33.

    July 22, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Voted for S.2543, a law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortion and gender-affirming care. The House vote on enactment was 132-24.

    July 31, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — Civil Rights

Civil Rights · 1 support
  • Voted for S.2543, a law expanding legal protections for people who provide or receive abortion and gender-affirming care. The House vote on enactment was 132-24.

    July 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

    Source: malegislature.gov

Track record — General

General · 3 records
  • Voted for H.5151, the House energy affordability bill, which cut $1 billion from the Mass Save efficiency program to lower utility bills. The House vote on engrossment was 128-27.

    February 26, 2026

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Sponsored H.2335, which extended residency requirements for Newton police officers and firefighters. The governor signed it on December 4, 2025 (Chapter 83 of the Acts of 2025).

    December 4, 2025

    Source: malegislature.gov

  • Brought Newton's zoning rules for marijuana stores to a final City Council vote on December 3, 2018, so they took effect before the city's moratorium ended. The council passed them 18-3.

    December 3, 2018

    Source: newtonma.gov

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